Healthcare Engineering: A Lean Management Approach

Table 7

Average time and walking distance in the ER after lean implementation.

Task	Walking (steps)	Time (min)
Patient arrival	25	1
Check vital signs in triage room		5
Fill out patient history		2
Wait for empty bed	17	1
Nurse inspects patient	15	3
Wait for physician		1
Full check		5
X-ray	235	10
Lab	35	10
Wait for physician		1
Diagnosis		1
Walk to pharmacy	51	2
Pick up prescription		1
Payment collection	18	3
Check out	10
Total	406	46